tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.comments2015-02-15T12:12:23.097-05:00FuggledAlistair Reecehttps://plus.google.com/111757839129740209463noreply@blogger.comBlogger2693125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-65674966430188609472015-02-15T07:10:06.637-05:002015-02-15T07:10:06.637-05:00Brewing now. I&#39;m marginally low on brown and b...Brewing now. I&#39;m marginally low on brown and black, 14.9% and 2.9% respectively. Shouldn&#39;t make much difference. I don&#39;t have enough goldings either so replacing the 90 minute and 60 minute with Pilgrim which is as close as I can get from my hop freezer.<br />I also don&#39;t have either yeast but Nottingham or S04 should work.Reuben Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-1091477050477420892015-02-13T11:14:12.528-05:002015-02-13T11:14:12.528-05:00Add Austria to that list, but unfortunately I can ...Add Austria to that list, but unfortunately I can only brew a bit later than this weekend.Benjamin Eizingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908253196878803840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-23932604156325120262015-02-12T04:44:03.793-05:002015-02-12T04:44:03.793-05:00I plan on brewing it on Sunday. Sounds like fun, e...I plan on brewing it on Sunday. Sounds like fun, except the trying to convert the old imperial measurements to something I understand.Reuben Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-30198923055541477992015-02-09T22:37:41.744-05:002015-02-09T22:37:41.744-05:00hipsters drink PBRhipsters drink PBRSeth Lohrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-7413511977525568312015-02-06T16:19:11.942-05:002015-02-06T16:19:11.942-05:00I thought the ad was pretty funny...and &#39;spot ...I thought the ad was pretty funny...and &#39;spot on&#39;.<br />I see no harm in it, and while I&#39;m not a Bud fan by any stretch of the imagination, I think they hit back in a funny, effective, and creative way.<br />And it just hit too close to home for some of the geekier geeks. It&#39;s certainly not as though all craft beers are works of genius (a fact that&#39;s more apparent with every new brewery opening)<br /><br />Despite all the hubbub , in the end it&#39;s only beer, isn&#39;t it!<br />LOL.Howard Bacaaazeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625220537087923733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-56939068842016810562015-02-06T10:44:51.368-05:002015-02-06T10:44:51.368-05:00I have to say, AB certainly got value for money wi...I have to say, AB certainly got value for money with that ad. A week later and people are still talking about it. I wonder how many people decided to try a Budweiser, even if it was just to say I tried it again and it&#39;s still as shit as I remember.<br />I also wonder how many people have started drinking Budweiser as a big FU to the so called peach pumpkin drinking hipsters.Reuben Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-81222725694042030492015-02-05T12:09:18.882-05:002015-02-05T12:09:18.882-05:00Good lad!Good lad!mentaldentalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226160741245530097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-49798649589674272832015-02-04T08:11:12.507-05:002015-02-04T08:11:12.507-05:00In the American context at least, given the number...In the American context at least, given the number of former AB brewers and execs now at craft breweries they would need to have their heads so spectacularly up their own arses not to have noticed the craft industry quite some time ago.Alistair Reecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-78235969705058066642015-02-04T05:29:46.467-05:002015-02-04T05:29:46.467-05:00I&#39;m taking the whole thing as a compliment. Bu...I&#39;m taking the whole thing as a compliment. Budweiser have noticed us. And by &quot;us&quot; I mean everything that&#39;s happening all over the globe in the beer world. We&#39;re all part of that thing, including the macro-brewers.Dave Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-22142144255599785512015-02-03T15:36:54.058-05:002015-02-03T15:36:54.058-05:00BUL 180 - that&#39;s exactly what it&#39;s all abo...BUL 180 - that&#39;s exactly what it&#39;s all about really.Alistair Reecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-67097942837764071682015-02-03T15:35:05.758-05:002015-02-03T15:35:05.758-05:00I&#39;m drinking. With my mates. Down the pub. And...I&#39;m drinking. With my mates. Down the pub. And it&#39;s only a 3.7% mild. Sorted.Brewers Union Local 180http://www.blogger.com/profile/05786517873195170945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-34598041632503712332015-02-03T11:01:16.832-05:002015-02-03T11:01:16.832-05:00Funny really. I have always thought that so many ...Funny really. I have always thought that so many so called beer drinkers aren&#39;t so at all. They are beer sippers and tasters.Tandlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-25923435052412573912015-02-03T10:37:18.514-05:002015-02-03T10:37:18.514-05:00I like the Miller Coors response and then there&#3...I like the Miller Coors response and then there&#39;s a spoof version of the Budweiser video that promotes craft beer on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCgkTeuJkR8&amp;feature=youtu.beReuben Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-42628232530160036292015-02-03T08:52:31.561-05:002015-02-03T08:52:31.561-05:00I can agree with the tables being turned comment. ...I can agree with the tables being turned comment. For years the craft community has been putting big beer down at every chance. The return shot seems to have taken them all by surpriseDaft Cat Brewinghttp://daftcatbrewing.com/the-strange-online-community-of-beer-brewers-and-homebrewers/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-80459167807239664902015-02-02T09:19:20.627-05:002015-02-02T09:19:20.627-05:00Proposed brewday of Valentines day? Sure why not? ...Proposed brewday of Valentines day? Sure why not? It&#39;s a romantic couples brewday then. Reuben Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-16030782479536754992015-02-01T13:36:27.788-05:002015-02-01T13:36:27.788-05:00I&#39;ve never mashed that high before---curious t...I&#39;ve never mashed that high before---curious to see how it affects my efficiency. Amoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07214141954643062330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-44108687999040427932015-01-24T09:32:50.797-05:002015-01-24T09:32:50.797-05:00English Mild Ale.English Mild Ale.kaiserhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18214148630816519490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-20534481335188725062015-01-21T12:12:09.903-05:002015-01-21T12:12:09.903-05:00It&#39;s not just you - Rogue are on my boycott li...It&#39;s not just you - Rogue are on my boycott list too. Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-39149047372199450802015-01-20T18:25:44.815-05:002015-01-20T18:25:44.815-05:00With that said I don&#39;t think IPA is boring ( I...With that said I don&#39;t think IPA is boring ( I don&#39;t think pils/lager is either). Two of my local breweries produce the best IPA around. Simply delicious. They are balanced, complex and very easy to enjoy.kaiserhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18214148630816519490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-28933613109812329632015-01-19T09:52:11.723-05:002015-01-19T09:52:11.723-05:00I really don&#39;t think American IPA will dominat...I really don&#39;t think American IPA will dominate the global beer market the way pilsner/light lager has and continue to do. <br /><br />Velky Al, you can strike perhaps a fatal blow against boring beer by getting Devils Backbone to produce a properly aged Burton Ale!!!kaiserhoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18214148630816519490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-63121629538753032292015-01-15T19:10:41.645-05:002015-01-15T19:10:41.645-05:00I guess there&#39;s some of this happening in the ...I guess there&#39;s some of this happening in the UK anyway? Not in terms of ingredients, but the fact that it&#39;s generally good business to produce some cask stuff at less than 5% ABV even if a lot of your inspiration is kegged Double IPAs...DaveSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-64402674614831812882015-01-15T10:52:11.345-05:002015-01-15T10:52:11.345-05:00when I wrote something on the Czech new wave for A...when I wrote something on the Czech new wave for AAB I got this quote that could really chime with what you’re thinking about.<br />‘some of the breweries that make IPAs apply traditional lager production techniques like decoction mashing, open top fermenters, natural carbonation and no filtering. This gives the IPAs a regional flavor.’<br />I liked the sound of that.Adrian Tierney-Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-63553240399071377652015-01-15T09:42:40.119-05:002015-01-15T09:42:40.119-05:00Ah. Maybe I&#39;m thinking of Germany more -- they...Ah. Maybe I&#39;m thinking of Germany more -- they certainly seem to have the hang of combining foreign influences with local practice in interesting ways.The Beer Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-16687518568873460622015-01-15T09:41:03.687-05:002015-01-15T09:41:03.687-05:00Purely from Google searches and RateBeer etc, they...Purely from Google searches and RateBeer etc, they seem to be rarer than hen&#39;s teeth.<br /><br />Do you know of any examples?Alistair Reecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-16299634045277373842015-01-15T09:34:09.857-05:002015-01-15T09:34:09.857-05:00I&#39;m pretty sure these things exist. Have you l...I&#39;m pretty sure these things exist. Have you looked?The Beer Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com